Operational excellence in consumer packaged goods maufacturing

Abstract

The IEE, ARC Advisory Group and University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing recently presented a forum addressing the dominant manufacturing issues driven by Consumer Packaged Good (CPG) supply chain, regulatory and consumer trends. This article presents some of the material that was discussed at the conference. Manufacturing technology plays a bottom line role in profitably implementing market-driven initiatives ranging from product introductions, packaging innovations and supplying demand as defined by retailers.